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From: Man at B&Q on 23 Apr 2010 10:03
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7620972/Police-lorry-catches-trucker-cooking-his-dinner-while-driving.html
From: Conor on 23 Apr 2010 13:26
On 23/04/2010 15:03, Man at B&Q wrote:
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7620972/Police-lorry-catches-trucker-cooking-his-dinner-while-driving.html

PC Angus Nairn who has run as bent as a 9 bob note himself in the past.

"We have taken a bit of flack from some truckers who think it is sneaky
but the vast majority of motorists are grateful that we are watching
commercial drivers carefully and checking on them."

Perhaps they could extend that to the sales reps doing admin whilst
driving down the road...



--
Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: loopy livernose on 23 Apr 2010 13:52

"Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7620972/Police-lorry-catches-trucker-cooking-his-dinner-while-driving.html

one using laptop as a sat nav system..

OMG!! someone in a lorry using a sat nav.. (I have used a laptop as sat
nav (and engine monitoring via obd2) in a car).. can't see how its wrong?
(unless he was typing up emails as well! lol) the rest of the "captures"
are not that surprising..

From: Brimstone on 24 Apr 2010 03:49


"Ian Jackson" <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In message <emnAn.339247$0t.18723(a)newsfe17.ams2>, Zaz <zaz(a)zaz.zaz> writes
>>On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:03:21 -0700, "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7620972/Police-lorry-
>>catches-trucker-cooking-his-dinner-while-driving.html
>>
>>Picture of said truck here:
>>
>><http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/10/23/cops-higher-u
>>p-to-halt-truck-dangers-97319-24998215/>
>>
> I would have thought something like a Google Street View car would have
> been cheaper!

Cheaper than free? The vehicle used by the police was on loan. Plus, an
artic is less distinctive than a car with a post with a ball on top poking
out of the roof.


From: NM on 24 Apr 2010 06:18
On 24 Apr, 08:49, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> "Ian Jackson" <ianREMOVETHISjack...(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:nvJVxvIzPg0LFwQu(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk...
>
> > In message <emnAn.339247$0t.18...(a)newsfe17.ams2>, Zaz <z...(a)zaz.zaz> writes
> >>On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:03:21 -0700, "Man at B&Q" <manatba...(a)hotmail.com>
> >>wrote:
>
> >>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7620972/Police-lorry-
> >>catches-trucker-cooking-his-dinner-while-driving.html
>
> >>Picture of said truck here:
>
> >><http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/10/23/cops-higher-u
> >>p-to-halt-truck-dangers-97319-24998215/>
>
> > I would have thought something like a Google Street View car would have
> > been cheaper!
>
> Cheaper than free? The vehicle used by the police was on loan. Plus, an
> artic is less distinctive than a car with a post with a ball on top poking
> out of the roof.

A couple of small points,

1, The wrong lorry is selected, even if it is free it's not right, the
Scania depicted has the lowest seat height of all heavy trucks thus
they will only be able to see inside other Scanias or smaller trucks,
Had they got a Renault Magnum then they would have been able to see
down into just about any cab. Their target market will be heavy
trucks, smaller supermarket delivery types and rigids will have day
drivers thus are most unlikely to be committing the offences listed.

2, The limiter on their new toy will have to be disabled in order for
it to catch and pull alongside targets. Do they have special
dispensation to ignore the safety laws introduced for the rest of us
and if not is their evidence gathered by illegal means still
admissable?

This smacks of a publicity excercise and has little merit as a serious
deterrant. however just in case I shall take more care whilst tending
to my food or making the coffee, I already keep the DVD amd TV out of
sight, except from inside the cab, anyway.
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